For all you School House Rocks fans out there . . .
Word from those wonderful league sources (what are they, fucking moles that scurry in tunnels between all the team HQs?) is that the 49ers are in the lead for the services of one Josh Norman, a very elite cornerback who is a surprise free agent from Carolina after they pulled his (franchise) tag. The battle for his services falls to us and the Jacksonville Jaguars. Two teams with $50 mill + in cap space. So he looks to score big.
And really, where would you rather live? The Bay Area, a cosmopolitan city with gorgeous weather, or a glorified retirement home?
Norman had 19 passes defensed, 4 picks, 2 pick-6’s, and 3 forced fumbles to go along with his 56 tackles last year. No small feat.
Whatever the situation is, DO IT NOW, TRENT!!!
Forty Niners Forever 
5 days to the draft. We might as well trade out and get even more picks.
At some point Baalke has to start hitting on these. I mean the law of averages has to turn in his favor at some point.
you knew it was coming
Do we play Moneyball?
http://tinyurl.com/zlfwwy6
I hope not
Analytics or common sense. Like A Smith and Rodgers, Wentz and Goff are pretty much the same argument. Bigger program, pro-style offense vs. smaller school lesser competition guy.
We need scouts that know the game and how to read people, in fact we need people throughout the organization that know the game. There are so many variables involved with football that I don’t really see the value of analytics.
I think the only way it works is in the financial aspect of the game
Tom Gamble has a lot of NFL experience. So did last year’s coaching staff. Baalke as well. The X factor is Jed. If he’s directing Baalke not to draft guys that may be too costly down the road , we’re fucked.
No idea if that is the case, but it would explain the last 4 first round picks. Fliers or reaches that don’t stand to break the bank down the road.
Monster Trucks are cheaper. The overhead is lower.
Yeah, I am sure we have some qualified people in the organization. But, somewhere along the line we really don’t draft well and even though I want to I can’t put all the blame on Baalky. We have a scouting dept. that is supposed to find the BPA but we continue to swing and miss around 90% of the time. That is what I was trying to say. We need people who can Identify quality players especially on offense.
Talk about slow on the uptake. This is patently obvious to anyone paying attention.
http://www.sfchronicle.com/ultimate_access/?utm_source=SharedArticle&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=SharedPromoA
Baalke s full of shit. His draft from 3 years ago was not very good. Nor 2 years ago, and especially last year.
So much of the process involves maturity as well.
Nice to see stats, and production in College, where the competitive lines favor the Big U Scholarships and their ability to recruit.
When shopping for talent, Scouts looks for ‘scheme fits’ as well as the ‘potential factor’.
Hand a College Star a Brinks Truck full of cash and, often, the fame and fortune gets in the way of taking the next the step to becoming a Pro.
I’d take the ‘lunch pail’ guys over the ‘silver spoon’ College stars everyday of the week.
Gimme the guy with something to prove, vs the guy that thinks he’s arrived, simply because of Draft position.
I’m fine with a development plan.
Prove you deserve it, put int he work, you’ll get paid.
Odds improve with additional Picks as well as being at the top of the Rounds certainly.
More importantly, find guys that ‘want it’ for the Ring, not the cash.
Last 20 years, the Niners are 27th of 32 in drafting success…
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/sports/nfl-draft-history/?hpid=hp_no-name_graphic-story-b%3Ahomepage%2Fstory
I’m behind today; I missed the 4th.Thirteen to go, but real bad news: Steph sprained a knee. Just before end of the first half he slipped on a wet spot on the floor about which he had earlier complained to the refs. He was obviously rusty when he was in and the Warriors didn’t gain the upper hand till the 3rd when he was gone, but still…
Burying the Rockets Wed. night in Oakland. Steph?
Sure didn’t look good for Steph after the game. But he was walking. Very gingerly.
The big white guy fell right next to Steph. 1/2 a second before him.
Not very good floor management.
Johnny Football got indicted for misdemeanor assault. He already paid her off so nothing will happen, a slap on the wrist maybe. His career is DOA, though, unless Jerruh still has a crush on him. Too bad he’s such a jerk. The kid had talent.
What’s the old saying? Million dollar arm, 10 cent head?
Of corse his best game as a viable QB will forever be his game against us.
WOOF!
New thread is up . . .